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Climber catcher

a technology of climber and catcher, which is applied in the field of climber catcher, can solve the problems of increasing the expenses of the technician's employer, affecting the safety of the technician, and affecting the safety of the technician, and causing the technician to suffer serious injury

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-01-03
BELLSOUTH INTPROP COR
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Benefits of technology

"The invention is a portable safety device that can catch and support a technician who has fallen from a columnar member, such as a pole or tree trunk. The device is made of a flexible, elongated body that can be easily positioned around the columnar member and securely engage with the technician's body belt. The flexible body may be made of a chain link, knotted rope, or braided rope, and compatible positioning cinchers are used to secure it in place. The invention provides added security and safety when scaling and working atop columnar members."

Problems solved by technology

An error in technique or defect in equipment, however, may result in serious injury to the technician.
In many of these scenarios, the technician may, and often does, sustain injury such as to the knees, back, and / or arms.
This solution requires the purchase and maintenance of additional equipment and, thus, results in increased expenses for the technician's employer.
In addition, work related injuries still occur when using and transporting a ladder of the size necessary to reach the top of a pole.

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[0027]This invention now will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments are shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those of ordinary skill in the art. Moreover, all statements herein reciting embodiments of the invention, as well as specific examples thereof, are intended to encompass both structural and functional equivalents thereof. Additionally, it is intended that such equivalents include both currently known equivalents as well as equivalents developed in the future (i.e., any elements developed that perform the same function, regardless of structure). Thus, for example, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the schematics and the like repr...

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Abstract

An apparatus and methods of use for a climber catcher safety device having the ability to securely engage the pole so that the safety device can hold or otherwise support a body belt attached to the fallen technician. In various embodiments, the safety device includes a flexible, elongated body comprising a first end and a second end, positioning mechanism attached at the first end, and engagement mechanism attached at the second end.

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NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT PROTECTION[0001]A portion of the disclosure of this patent document and its figures contain material subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure, but otherwise reserves all copyrights whatsoever.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]This invention relates generally to safety devices and methods for use by a technician and other person of similar occupation when climbing a pole, such as poles carrying telephone lines or electrical power lines.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]In the telecommunications or electronics industry, it is common practice for a technician (also referred to as a “linesman”) to climb a pole to install equipment, to repair broken or damaged communications equipment, to test equipment, and / or other work-related reasons. In order to safely and effectively climb a pole and perform line work, the ...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47L3/04A63B27/00A63B29/02
CPCA63B27/00
Inventor DIGGLE, FREDERICK JAMES
Owner BELLSOUTH INTPROP COR